0:00:08 > 0:00:11Police in Germany are looking for up to seven Syrian and Iraqi men
0:00:11 > 0:00:15after the New Year's Eve terror alert in Munich.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Authorities say they received concrete information that extremists
0:00:17 > 0:00:19from so-called Islamic State were planning attacks
0:00:19 > 0:00:28at two railway stations.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31A gunman opens fire in a bar in Israel, killing two people
0:00:31 > 0:00:32and wounding several more.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35New guidance about safe drinking levels are expected to include
0:00:35 > 0:00:40recommending no alcohol for at least two days a week.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44And, inside Dubai's burning skyscraper.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47New pictures of the rescue effort, as a fire swept
0:00:47 > 0:00:56through a luxury hotel.
0:01:04 > 0:01:10Good evening.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Police in Germany say last night's terror alert in Munich was based
0:01:14 > 0:01:20on concrete information about a planned suicide attack.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Officials say a tip-off from the French intelligence service
0:01:22 > 0:01:27suggested that there were up to seven suspects,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30including Syrians and Iraqis linked to so-called Islamic State.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Our security correspondent, Gordon Corera, has more details.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Everyone
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Everyone out.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Minutes before midnight and German security forces usher people away
0:01:43 > 0:01:44from Munich's busiest rail stations.
0:01:44 > 0:01:54Intelligence, received just hours earlier, suggested a group
0:01:56 > 0:02:05of between five and seven Iraqi and Syrian suicide bombers
0:02:09 > 0:02:11would attack new year's celebrations here.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13With the level of detail, including names, coming in from two
0:02:13 > 0:02:16separate foreign countries, German officials today said they had
0:02:16 > 0:02:17no choice but to act.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20It was not a false alarm, it was information and we have
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to do our job and we have to investigate this and we have
0:02:23 > 0:02:25to guarantee the security and the safety for our
0:02:25 > 0:02:26people in Munich.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Today, the stations were open again.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29A police presence visible, although authorities now say
0:02:29 > 0:02:33they can't be sure if the attackers really are in the city or even
0:02:33 > 0:02:34in the country.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36New Year celebrations have been the focus of real security concerns.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39It wasn't only Germany with the closure of rail stations
0:02:39 > 0:02:41in Munich, two-days ago Turkey arrested two men in Ankara,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44said to be planning a suicide attack on celebrations.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48The Belgium capital, Brussels, cancelled its fireworks
0:02:48 > 0:02:50after a group of men were arrested, also said to be plotting
0:02:50 > 0:02:54to strike targets.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58And, in New York, the FBI arrested one man said to be planning a knife
0:02:58 > 0:03:00attack on a restaurant yesterday to demonstrate his support
0:03:00 > 0:03:09for so-called Islamic State.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Paris had also cancelled its usual fireworks, instead projecting
0:03:11 > 0:03:12a video
0:03:12 > 0:03:14onto the Arc de Triomphe amid tight security.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16In his new year's message, France's President warned
0:03:16 > 0:03:22the terrorist threat was still at its highest level.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25TRANSLATION: I owe you the truth, we're not done with terrorism.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26The threat is still there.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28It's even at its most strong.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33We regularly foil attacks.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36In central London 3,000 police were on duty,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38including a visible armed presence, but last night's celebrations
0:03:38 > 0:03:43past without incident.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Europe has been on edge and while the new year passed
0:03:46 > 0:03:48peacefully, concerns for the year ahead will still remain.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Gordon Corera, BBC News.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55A gunman has opened fire in a bar in Israel, killing two people
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and wounding a number of others.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02Hundreds of police are searching the area in Tel Aviv.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Detectives say there is a strong possibility
0:04:04 > 0:04:06of terrorist involvement.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This report from our Middle East correspondent, Kevin Connolly.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Video cameras captured the moment of the shooting,
0:04:12 > 0:04:18the killer calmly raising his weapon and opening fire.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20In an area of Tel Aviv filled with packed bars and cafes,
0:04:20 > 0:04:25it was a terrifying moment.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29The gunman escaped on foot and a huge manhunt began.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33The security forces quickly sealed off the scene,
0:04:33 > 0:04:40working to save the seriously injured inside the shattered bar.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Armed police units have been combing Tel Aviv,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45it's not clear if there have been credible sightings of the gunman
0:04:45 > 0:04:49since the attack.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53The father of one of the victims saw his son's body on the ground.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56"His older brother ran to him", he said, "but I passed out
0:04:56 > 0:05:00because I knew he was dead."
0:05:00 > 0:05:03At first, the motive for the shooting wasn't clear.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07There was speculation it was linked to criminality or may even have been
0:05:07 > 0:05:10a hate crime against the gay community, but gradually it emerged
0:05:10 > 0:05:13that the police had identified a suspect and that the killings
0:05:13 > 0:05:17were almost certainly linked to the long-running dispute
0:05:17 > 0:05:21between Israel and the Palestinians.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24As the day ended, in the winter rain, mourners remembered the lost.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29For months, tensions between Israel and the Palestinians has been
0:05:29 > 0:05:32rising, but the legacy of every single attack is this palpable sense
0:05:32 > 0:05:34of shock and grief among those left behind.
0:05:34 > 0:05:43Kevin Connolly, BBC News, Tel Aviv.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47In a major rethink of the UK's guidance on alcohol consumption,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50it's believed that people are to be advised to avoid alcohol
0:05:50 > 0:05:56for at least two days a week.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The daily alcohol limit for men is also expected to be lowered,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01bringing it into line with that recommended for women.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Sarah Campbell reports.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09A new year, and even in busy pubs and bars,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13there's a common resolution.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Yeah, I suppose try and cut down little bit on the drink, save money.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Cut down on alcohol, and possibly go to the gym.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20No dry January for you?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23A drier January.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Many will have overindulged over the Christmas period,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29but medical experts agree heavy drinking is increasingly
0:06:29 > 0:06:31a year-round problem.
0:06:31 > 0:06:41Liver disease, of course, is one of the major consequences
0:06:43 > 0:06:46of alcohol excess and we've seen liver disease rise to be the fifth
0:06:46 > 0:06:48most common cause of mortality in the UK.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50The top four causes, such as heart disease and cancer,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52the rates of mortality are dropping, whereas liver disease
0:06:52 > 0:06:54continues to rise.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57The new guidelines are expected to recommend at least two days
0:06:57 > 0:07:02per week without alcohol, advice already given in Scotland,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04and a maximum of three units consumed on any one day,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07which, for the first time, would bring men's daily limits
0:07:07 > 0:07:12in line with women's.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15The current guidelines on alcohol consumption were last revised
0:07:15 > 0:07:17in the mid-1990s, but have been criticised as confusing
0:07:17 > 0:07:25and ineffective, with research suggesting many people just don't
0:07:25 > 0:07:27know how much they're drinking.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's a release, it's a relax, but sometimes you just need to maybe
0:07:30 > 0:07:31take a step back.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35But then, what is two units, what is six units?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Most people are reasonably clued up, but you have to let people
0:07:38 > 0:07:39make their own choices.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42The country has a little bit of an alcohol problem,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I think, in terms of the damage it does to society in numerous ways.
0:07:46 > 0:07:53So more guidance, I think, is useful.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56The new drinking recommendations are due to be published this month,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58just in time to reinforce those new year resolutions.
0:07:58 > 0:08:08Sarah Campbell, BBC News, Richmond, Surrey.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Newly released documents show that a number of prominent figures wrote
0:08:16 > 0:08:18letters in support of a Bishop who was under investigation
0:08:18 > 0:08:20in the 1990s, following allegations of sexual offences.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22George Carey, who was then the Archbishop of Canterbury,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24was among those who defended Peter Ball.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Ball was jailed in October, for abusing 18 young men
0:08:26 > 0:08:27over three decades.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Here's our home affairs correspondent, Tom Symonds.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Aged 83, Bishop Peter Ball is the most senior Anglican
0:08:31 > 0:08:33clergyman to have been convicted of sexual abuse,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36but it was more than 20 years before he finally admitted
0:08:36 > 0:08:40what he had done.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Famous for dressing in a monk's habit in the '70s, '80s and '90s,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47he groomed and exploited the young men who followed his teachings.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Police investigated in 1993, but Ball wasn't charged.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Instead, he was given a caution after 2,000 letters,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57some of which have now been released by prosecutors,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01were written in his support.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03In a letter to police, the then Archbishop of Canterbury,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06George Carey, wrote that on hearing the allegations that Ball
0:09:06 > 0:09:09was an abuser.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13"This seemed to be at first most improbable, his whole ministry
0:09:13 > 0:09:16appeared to show he is an honourable man, firmly concerned
0:09:16 > 0:09:19for the welfare of young people."
0:09:19 > 0:09:22The Archbishop said he didn't want to interfere.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25"Special pleading would be entirely inappropriate."
0:09:25 > 0:09:28But he said he felt justified in pointing out the "excruciating
0:09:28 > 0:09:32pain and spiritual torment" Ball was suffering.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Another letter came from a senior judge.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Lord Justice Anthony Lloyd described Ball as "the most gentle,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41upright and saintly man I have ever met."
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Phil Johnson accuses Ball of indecently assaulting him
0:09:44 > 0:09:50in the late '70s.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's highly worrying that these letters even exist and were sent.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56You know, you've got the former Archbishop of Canterbury,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58who says, you know, "I don't wish to influence events."
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Well, if you don't wish to influence events,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02why are you writing the letters?
0:10:02 > 0:10:10You know, you've got a Lord Justice who is supposed to be impartial.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12With no prosecution, Ball's victims were left in limbo.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15One of them, Neil Todd, deeply damaged by his experiences,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17took his own life in 2012 and never saw justice.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23Tom Symonds, BBC News.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Police have released CCTV pictures of the last confirmed sighting
0:10:26 > 0:10:35of a woman who went missing on Boxing Day.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Sally Allan, who's 59, was seen walking on Newcastle's
0:10:42 > 0:10:43quayside
0:10:43 > 0:10:45early on Boxing Day, wearing pyjamas and a waterproof jacket.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47She'd left her home in Ponteeland in Northumberland
0:10:47 > 0:10:48three hours earlier.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51The authorities in Dubai have begun an investigation into how a huge
0:10:51 > 0:10:53fire broke out in a 63 storey luxury hotel,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56close to where crowds had gathered to watch
0:10:56 > 0:10:57New Year's Eve fireworks display.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01New pictures have emerged of the blaze, as Lisa Hampele reports.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03This morning, after last night's inferno.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05How everyone managed to escape from the 63-storey
0:11:05 > 0:11:11building is remarkable.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Last night, the luxury Address Downtown Hotel went
0:11:13 > 0:11:16up in flames.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20The fire started on the 20th floor, less than three hours before
0:11:20 > 0:11:23the city's planned firework display and metres away
0:11:23 > 0:11:26from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The flames were ferocious.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31They spread quickly.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36There was panic inside, as fire alarms went off.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39One man was trapped on his 48th floor balcony for two hours
0:11:39 > 0:11:43after being beaten back by smoke.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Eventually, he filmed his escape when rescue teams took
0:11:45 > 0:11:55him to safety.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06A jazz band had been performing at the hotel
0:12:06 > 0:12:07when the fire broke out.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I cannot explain to you how frightening it was.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11We were all separated.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13My husband was tearing my hand to get down the stairs
0:12:13 > 0:12:14and to get out.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16We broke through a barrier to get out.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Emergency services got to the scene within minutes.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24One person suffered a heart attack, others minor injuries.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It wasn't long before the whole building was engulfed.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28A British tourist carried his mother, who uses a wheelchair,
0:12:28 > 0:12:29down 15 flights of stairs.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I wasn't going to hang around on the 15th floor waiting to see
0:12:32 > 0:12:40what to do, so I put Mum on my back and carried her down 15 flights.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43It was lucky for us itwas only on the 15th floor,
0:12:43 > 0:12:44rather
0:12:44 > 0:12:47than the 68th, or I might have been struggling by the end of that.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49We still don't know what caused the fire.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Dubai's spectacular fireworks display did go ahead nearby.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57It will be these images the city will want to remember,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and not ones of a burning building.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Lisa Hampele, BBC News.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on the nation to welcome
0:13:04 > 0:13:05refugees by offering them hospitality and love,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07which he described as "our most formidable weapons
0:13:07 > 0:13:08against hatred and extremism."
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Justin Welby delivered his New Year message from a school in Kent
0:13:11 > 0:13:13as our religious affairs correspondent, Caroline Wyatt,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17reports.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Justin Welby filmed his message at Marsh Academy, a school
0:13:19 > 0:13:29in his own diocese of Canterbury, there he met some of the students.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Away from the cameras, he met one boy who'd come here alone
0:13:33 > 0:13:34as a refugee,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36aged just 14, fleeing war in North Africa.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38This is just one example of the many desperate journeys children
0:13:38 > 0:13:41are making on their own to save their lives.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44This school represents the best of what we can do in this country.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47It welcomes, it loves, it serves, it teaches and equips people
0:13:47 > 0:13:52and demonstrates our ability to live up to our long-established tradition
0:13:52 > 0:13:56of warmth and hospitality.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59The Archbishop's message comes at the start of a year that's likely
0:13:59 > 0:14:03to see many more people fleeing persecution,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07war and poverty, risking all on their perilous journey.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11In 2015, just over a million refugees and migrants reached Europe
0:14:11 > 0:14:14by sea hoping for a new life.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Justin Welby points out that Jesus himself started life
0:14:17 > 0:14:20as a refugee seeking shelter.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25He tells us to be those who welcome the alien and stranger,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28the poor and weak.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30As a nation, we have always done so.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32In today's world, hospitality and love are our most formidable
0:14:32 > 0:14:38weapons against hatred and extremism.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40The Archbishop of Canterbury said that through the centuries we'd
0:14:40 > 0:14:45always offered asylum to those fleeing oppression and tyranny
0:14:45 > 0:14:49and that theme, of the need to reach out and help,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52was one echoed in Rome today by Pope Francis
0:14:52 > 0:14:55in his New Year's homily.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Addressing the crowds, on St Peter's Square,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01the Pope spoke of the injustice and violence that wounded the human
0:15:01 > 0:15:09family every day.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12He said that, "on the world day of peace today mankind must
0:15:12 > 0:15:15cultivate peace because the enemy of peace was not only war,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18but also the indifference of others to the violence and the hatred that
0:15:18 > 0:15:20affected so many innocent victims."
0:15:20 > 0:15:25Caroline Wyatt, BBC News.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27That's all from us.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28Now, on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.